Ball-trap



(No Model.)-

UMP STOCK; I BALL TRAP. No. 296.247. Patented Apr; 1., 1884.

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ATTORNEYS.

CHARLES F. STOCK, OFPEORIA, ILLINOIS.

BALL- TRAP.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 296,247, dated April 1,1884. Application filed December 28, 1883. (No model.)

To aZZ whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, CHARLES F. STOCK, of Peoria, in the county of Peoriaand State of Illinois, have invented a new and Improved Device forThrowing Targets, of which the following is a full, clear, and exactdescription.

This invention relates to certain improvements in my new and improveddevice for throwing targets known as clay pigeon and ball traps, shownand described in my application for Letters Patent which was allowedSeptember 28, 1883,- and the present invention consists of an improvedclamp for holding the target; in dispensing with a rear extension of thearm and stud for suddenly stopping the swing of the arm, and inproviding the rear weight with a lip or projection for holding thetarget in place upon the weight at the seting the trap, and of theconstruction, arrange ment, and combination of parts, all as hereinafter described and claimed.

Reference is to be had to the accompanying drawings, forming part ofthis specification, in which similar letters of reference indicatecorresponding parts in all the figures.

Figure l is a perspective view of my new and improved targetthrowingdevice as it appears when set ready for throwing the target.

Fig. 2 is a perspective view, showingthe parts in the position theyassume just before the target leaves the trap; and Fig. 3, a perspectiveview of the outer cndof the throwing-arm, and showing the improvedclamp-plate.

A is the hollow post, to be driven into the ground, provided with thepulley B.

O is the hollow head, placed in the upper end of the post A, andprovided with the pulley D.

E is the main body of the device, hinged to the head 0 upon the bolt F,on which the pulley D is journaled; and G is the throwing-pulley,

-which is pivoted to the main body E by bolt H, and which carries thethrowing-arm I, and has the cord J attached to it. The weighted end K ofthe main body Eis not plain upon its upper surface, but is formed withthe lip or projection L, for holding the target M in place, ready to bethrown, as illustrated inFig. 1.

N is the clamp for holding the tongue 0.0f This clamp is made of springthe target.

metal, and is secured upon the upper surface of the throwing-arm I bythe screw P, and is upwardly curved in the center and provided with thescrew Q, for increasing or diminishing its clamping force. Atitsouterend, where it grasps the tongue 0, the clampplate is de pressed, asshown at a, to form a swell or projection upon the under side of theclamp for holding the tongue 0 of the target; and to cause this swell orprojection to effect a better grasp upon the tongue 0, I prefer to cut aportion of the depressed part, as shown at a, thus forming a tooth orspur upon the un der side of the clamp N. The screw or bolt 1? reachesthrough the throwing arm I, as shown in dotted lines in Fig. 8, to forma stud, p, for the bent lJGDSlOD-SPllllg R, (secured to the edges of thebody 13,) to engage with for holding ;the throwing-arm I in setposition, as shown in Fig. 1. The forward portion of the body E isformed with the flange b, which is cut away at c, where the cord Jleaves the throwing-pulley Gand passes down through head 0 and post A,over the pulleys D B, and this cut-away portion 0 is so formed as toform the rounded shoulder d, which acts as'a stop to the cord J inspringing the trap, so as to suddenly ,stop the swinging motion of thethrowing-arm I at the proper point, and thus cause it to project thetarget into the air without the aid of an extra or positive stop.

Constructed in the manner described, the device is very cheap anddurable, and very effective for its purpose.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is

- 1. A. throwingarm for targetthrowing traps, consisting of the arm anda. curved spring-clamp on the outer end of said arm, the saidspring-clamp being secured at one end to the arm, and provided at ornear its center with an adjusting-screw, and at its forward under sidewith a holding spur or tooth, substantially as set forth.

2. A throwing arm for target throwing traps, consisting of the arm and acurved spring-clamp on the outer end of said arm, the said spring-clampbeing secured at one end to the arm, and provided at or near its curvedcentral part with an adjusting-screw, and at its forward under side witha depression, a portion of the depression being cut away to form aholding-support, substantially as set forth.

3. The body portion for holding the target,

pivoted to a suitable standard or base, and pro vided with a weight atits free end, on the upper face of which is secured a curved lip for thetarget to rest against, in combination with a throwing-arm constructedto engage said target and remove it from said weighted portion and lip.

i. The combination of the body portion E, hinged to a suitable standard,and provided near its outer end with a holding-spring, R, with thepivoted throwing-arm I, provided with the spring-clamp N near its outerupper end, and with a pin or lug on its under side to engage theholding-spring R, and mechanism for releasing and throwing saidthrowing-arm, substantially as set forth.

5. The combination of the body portion E, hinged to a standard, A, andhaving its outer end weightedat K, a lip, L, above said weight,

and a holding-spring, R, with the throwingarm I, pivoted to the body E,and provided with the spring-clamp N, secured at one end to the arm by abolt, 1?, which passes through the arm to engage the holding-spring R,and said spring-clamp provided with an adj ustingscrew near its center,and constructed to hold the target between its outer end and thethrowing arm, and mechanism for releasing. and throwing saidthrowing-arm, substantially as set forth.

6. The combination of the body portion E, hinged to a suitable,standard, and provided with flange I), cut away at c to form a shoulder,(1, with the throwing-arm I and pulley G, pivoted to the flanged end ofthe body portion by bolt 1-1, and a cord, J, secured to said pulley andpassing through said cut-away portion of the flange, whereby a stop forthe cord and throwing-arm is provided.

CHARLES F. STOCK.

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H. A. Wnsr, EDGAR TATE.

